So Speaker Paul Ryan still endorses GOP presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump only 48 hours after condemning Trump for his dumb remark about the “Mexican” judge who his presiding over a lawsuit against him. Ryan is a good man and always looks like he is sitting on a powder keg. The reason is simple: he…
I know that third parties have never done particularly well in our Presidential elections. Former President Theodore Roosevelt won 27% of the vote in 1912 and received 88 electoral votes. In 1968, George Wallace received 13% of the vote and won 45 southern state electoral votes.And Ross Perot, after leading in early 1992 then dropping out…
It is a story worth repeating. In 1992, then Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton codemned a little known African American hip hop singer, Sister Souljah, for her violent lyrics and message of hopelessness. It is fair to say that most people, including African Americans, had never even heard of the young women but the moment was…
Add Paul Ryan to the list of Republicans refusing to jump on the Donald Trump bandwagon. Today the Speaker of the House said he was “not ready” to endorse the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee. He “would like to” but Ryan needed to see more. Trump, of course, shot back. He’s not ready to “support Ryan’s…
Like a lot of other folks I have spent the past few months saying that I have never heard of (let alone experienced) anything quite like the presidential campaign of 2016. Setting aside the powerful insurgency of a 74 year old socialist in the Democratic primaries, the “ain’t never been here before” reference is all…
I have lived my entire life in Upstate New York and it still amazes me how much of a mystery the region is to those who live outside the state. The best way to understand who will vote in the Republican Primary on April 19 is to get out a map of the Empire State…
Utica, NY is the home to refugees from a wide variety of nations and cultures. Zogby was employed by this refugee center to help determine what makes Utica a “welcoming community”. The Zogby research found a traditional culture based on a strong immigrant experience, a public that is proud of that tradition, and the best…
As the official pollster/market researcher for St. Jude we were especially focused on expanding the support base to new constituencies, messaging, and boosting favorable numbers. In 1999 our polling found special opportunities among Latinos and African Americans. St. Jude had never had any targeted outreach to either group. Following this survey, we conducted focus groups in…
Prior to establishing a campus in the United Arab Emirates, NYU engaged Zogby to conduct an exhaustive competitive analysis of other universities in the Gulf region. The report\’s finding provided the basis for the curriculum and other programs that launched new school.
The Zogby team has done extensive work for major consultants like Booz Allen Hamilton, McKinsey, the Rendon Group, and DeLoitte to measure the impact of strategies regarding public diplomacy, community building, and the recruitment of Arabic-language speaking military personnel.
